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INVOKES CONGRESS'Judge Jones Suggests HigherLaw for LynchersJl ,/ % ?7IN GRAND JURY CHARGEThe Federal Government Has Powerto Punish Where State Falls.* Charge Creates Something ofa Suspicion.Judge Thomas G. Jones, of tho^r-^ftJiilted States court of the northerndistrict of Alabama, charged thenowly Organized jury at HuntsviU*Tuesday in a deliverance which hasbeen received in the nature of a sensation.tti*. ? ? ....vu?if,u wuuineu mc attention |of the jury for nearly two hours anddeals largely with the question ofcongressional legislation for the protectionof prisoners against statemobs. v, Judge Jones instructed the jury toinvestigate the recent Maples lynchingwith the view of ascertaining ifany offenses had been committedagainst the laws of the United Statesby the mob that lynched Horace Maples.It is understood that the grand Jury,composed of citizens of north Alabama,will take up the matter vigorously.rtiuuuK oilier tnings Judge Jon^ssaid:1Lately, as the court knows fromcommon knowledge, as well as fromreuorts of its officers, a mob gatheredin a stone's throw of this room, andin insolent defiance of the judges andlaws of our state, and with studiedinsult and contempt, for its civil andmilitary power which sought to protectthe Huntsvllle jail, assaulted theassembled forces of the law at theirpost of duty there. It broke downthe doors of tho jail', sot it on fire, re- jsisted efforts to put out the flames, 'and obstructed officers of tho UnitedStates in their endeavors to removeUnited States prisoners from their .pplld tn o nlonn r?f ?. ? . MM. I ~ rvw ** |/iu\,u XJ t 1 I1IH I ruil- i/.led and savage work wan done that.Horace Maples, a negro, a citizen cV IAlabama and the United Slates, who Iwas there confined to bo safely kept Jto answer the laws of the state of Ala- (bam a upon a charge of murder, !should not be so kept and disposed of !according to law, but instead, shouldbe delivered to the mob and lawlesslyput to death. * * *The question conies unbidden to jyour lips, have you any duty to per- iform with reference to these offenses? iThe answer involves inquiry wheth- I/"MK^hrress lias nowpr to ntinlaVi an/ih !*?. -~m 0" ~*W "an offense, and if so, has it cxercised ;that power by appropriate legislation? jThe great Importance of the princi- |pies involved and the value of a right. understanding of them demand thatMstjie court should, give ut length thereiuSfrrTo? the law as voll by the lawitself, that you may the bettor understandhow lo apply it.If congress 1ms the power now topunish the offenso in any phase of it,that power must be found in the thir- jl.eenth and fourteenth amendments to (the consti'mion of the United States, jIs it contained in either or both?The thirteenth amendment nrovides: 1. Neither slavery nor invol- juntary Bervltude, except as a punishmeat for crime whereof the party shallhave been duly convicted, shall existin the United States, or any placesubject to their jurisdiction.The fourteenth amendment provides.All persons born or natural- |ized in the United States, and subjectto the jurisdiction thereof, are citizensof the Unltod States and of tho 1state wherein they reside. No statenhali make or enforce any law which ;shall abridge the privileges or im- Imunities of citizens of the UnitedStates, nor shall any Btate deprive anyperson of life, . liberty or propertywithout due process of law; nor denyto any person within its jurisdictiontho equal protection of tho laws.Congress is ornpowered "to enforce"?ach of these articles by appropriate 'legislation.Is Consumption Curable?Yes! If Rydale's Elixir Is used in 'time; before too much of the lungtissuos is involved. This modem. jscientific medicine removes all morbid ]irritation and inflammation from thelungs to the surface and expels thornfrom the system. It aids expectoration,heals tho ulcerated surfaces. r?- ileves the cough and make? breathingeasy. Rydale's Elixir does not drythe mucous surfaco and thus stop thecough. Its action is just the opposite?it stimulates and soothes. It killstho germs that causo chronic throat 1and lung disease and thus aids natureto restoro these organs to health. Trialsize 25 cents. Large nir.e 50 cent* JThe large si;vo holds 2 1-2 times* thetrial alzo. tf iHOLLOWAY HEARING BEGINS.i| One Case Dismissed and Another laBrought.Tlfti cour* at Gainesville, Kla., Wed*Pf nofjday overruled on all the eightgrounds, the motion of W. M. Hollo* jway to quash the Indictment against .him fur criminal libel and sustainedtho Indictment. AfterwaHsi, tho I%Btato s attorney nol prossed tj. . 'Motmentand Immediately brought a nowone on additional grounds.Holloway was nominated In thodemocratic primaries for the >.ilco ofcjtntr* onnnfilit^fwlnnl , f miMf/t Inol Ioiuvu oui*vii?ivv?imuuv ui jmiimjv, Iiinu uv jtlon nnd was subsequently arrestedand bound over on the chargo of crinrinal libel, the act alleged against birobeing the circulation of a letter purportingto bavo been written by hisopponent for tho nomination, inwblch certain words had been interpolated. ,/ ' I' REPRIMAND FOR HITCH.G JurtmartL'l at Savannah Formulates"8ecret" Verdict In Captain'sCase?Lieut. Mell Arraigned.T'le courtmartlal sitting In trial onthe case of Captain Robert M. Hitch,charged with dereliction bt rititv 'nconnection with tho lynching andburning of Iteed and Cato at Statosboro,concluded its hoaring at SavannahWednesday morning and arrivedat a verdict during the afternoon, afterfour hours' deliberation behindclosed doors.Tho verdict Is seel id, and will notbe mado public until it has reachedtho state authorities in Atlanta. TheMorning Nevra in its report of theeaso says:"Though tho courtmartial will not,of course, make public its finding inmu tusu ui v./uj)iuin uuca, tne extentto which tho court went is reasonablycertain. Captain Hitch has not beenrecommended for dismissal, but Insteadwill be reprimanded in a publicmanner by the governor."It is possible that a temporary suspensionhas also been recommended.The limit of punishment which can boinflicted by a courtmartial's recommendationon a militia officer is dismissalfrom the service, a fine of $1,000or a prison sentence of one year'sduration."Tiie finding in the Hitch ot.o willnot be sent to the adjutant generaluntil tho cases of Lieutenant Moll,Lieutenant Morrison, Lieutenant Coneand Lieutenant CJriner have been coneluded.At throe o'clock the doors woreclosed hy the court martial for theconsideration and preparation of theverdict.An hour later the doers wore opened,and the court announced that thecase of Lieutenant Mell would be <<tonce taken up. D. C. Harrow, counselfor Mell, entered a general denial ofall the charges.Captain R. M. Hitch was the firstwitness. His testimony was a repetitionof that which he had previouslygiven in his own behalf.NAUG.HTY GIRLS THESE.Poured Croton Oil Over Teacher's Dinr>~: ? I ??< ? ? -iimu ruisuiiiiig Wd? riCSUIX.Croton oil Is alleged to have beenthe artlele used by two yr .ng womenof the vicinity of Bainbridge, Ga., withwhich to revenge themselves upontheir teacher. The general opinion isthat the girlg used the oil as a joke.Professor George Byrne, a venerableand much loved teacher, abov.tsixty years of ago, conducts the schoolat Bethany church. He boards at thehome of Everett Barber, a highly respectedfarmer, and spends the .lay atthe school house, where he carries hiswell-filled dinner pail and there partakesof the midday meal in the midstof the usual throng of noisy pupils.He is a teacher of the good old schooland believes In the enforcement ofstrict discipline.A few weeks ano it became his .inrvto severely reprove a couple of hisyoung lady pupils for inattention totheir hooks. Those girls (11(1 not takekindly to tho reproof and determinedto get even with the old man. So thonext Saturday while in town they piocureda 10-cent bottle of croton oil. OnMonday at tho morning recess hourthey secretly poured the contents ofthe bottle over the contents of theold man's dinner bucket, consisting jof hard boiled eggs, fried ham, andgravy, biscuits and tea cakes, makingan opening so that tho oil would penotratethe eggs.At the noon hour tho professor, notfeeling well, ate only one egg. In avery abort time afterwards lie was iconvulsed with pain and was compell- Ied to dismiss the school. IIo attrib* 'uted his illness, from which he recovered,to natural causes, and not tothe poisonous medicine.Whon he reached home nt nicrht thogood housewife, seeing the dinner of ithe professor untouched, mingled itwith the supper she was preparing. |Comequently, in a short time after jsupper, the wholo Barher family and !the professor, too, were taken vio- 1iently ill. A physician's services wereobtained as soon as possible and hepronounced them poisoned, but wasunable to ascertain its nature.They all remained in bed for aweek and some of them have not yetfully rocovered.After the news of the poisoning bocameknown hi the neighborhood oneof the school girls told that she sawthe young ladios when they omptiudthe contents of a botile In the pro-feasor'sbucket. When approachedabout the matter they frankly confessedwhat they had done. The schooltrusteeB mot and suspended thorn, butbeyond that It is thought that no furthor action will bo taken. Tho schoolwas closed for two weeks In consequenceof tho occurrence.AFTER ALABAMA SHERIFF.Attorney General Seeks to Have County Officer Impeached.Attorney General MaHsoy Wilson, ofAlabama, lias filed Impeachment proceedingswith the supreme courtagainst Sheriff A. D. Rogers, of Madisoncounty.Ho l? charged with neglect of dutyin not protecting the nogro murderer,Maples, who was killed on tho nightSeptember 8th In Huntsvllle. Thehearing has been Bet for November 24.COTTON OIL MILL BURNED.Tons of Seed and Cords of Wood AI30Destroyed. .The Jersey cotton oil mill at Jersey,Walton county, On., ten miles nortH0MCovington, together with 100 tons ofcotton soo;l and 1,30(> cords of wood,was destroyed by fire at 1 o'clockThursday morning. IJy hard work Lieglunory and oil tanlfu woro saved.jOYAMA IS PLEASED! Progress of Fight SatisfacitorvtoJan Fip.Irl Marshal.;RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACKI Advantages Gained by Kuropatkin'sForces arc Lost and PositionsAbandoned?Fierce Fightingon All Sides.Thursday's dispatches state that noappreciable progress has been madoj in the projected advance southward oftho Russian army under General Ivuropatkinsince the initial success of themovement in the capture of Bentslnn- Ii ut/.e.| Fighting of thn most stubborn <loIscription continues along the entirej front. Field Marshal Oyama reports' the capture of 30 guns from the Uus1sians and claims distinct successes inforcing the Russians to retire fromsome of their advance.! positions.General Kuropatkin's report to Em!peror Nicholas is couched in guardedI terms and claims nothing in the wayj of accomplished results.Reports from the Russian militaryi commander at Port Arthur show that, the Japanese have brought a shellI ?1 t,-, l.nn. ??. _ I r . mi. ., .nvi ivy uvui v>u luu inner luriress. i liegarrison, however, is represented to' be hopeful of tho outcome of the siege,News from Japanese headquartersis to tho effect that the victory of theJapanese left army Wednesday wasa decisive one. The Russians fought] bravely and several times attemptedcounter attacks. The Japanese repuls!ed them every time and continuedI their steady advance. The left wing' of the Tefl army threatened to envelopj the Russian right, compelling the Russiansto retreat. The Japanese artillery,including the batteries capturedi from the Russians, did their usualsplendid work in shelling the trenchesj and the retreating Russians.A Tokio special of Thursday says:! It \c rnnnriA/1 ?Vx,. i* :I.. Mini, ill.: IVIIsniUUN lireretiring along the entire front and thatI the Russian force at Henzihu is probiably enveloped.General Oku has captured twenty!five Russian guns, making a total of! about thirty Russian guns whicnI have fallen Into the hands of the Jap;anese since the battle began.A Mukden special says: The battlesontli of th^s place continued throughIout Wednesday with ever increasingi fury. In it respect of desperateness,1 bravery am i bloodshed, it far exceedsi oven the tf ttle of Liao-Yang.| Toward?'evening the Japanese re|pt-atedly assumed the offensive. Thej fight continues today with unabatedj fury and determination. It. is now thej fourth day of the battle.j A Tokio dispatch under Thursday'sj date is as follows: The latest telegramsfrom the front indicate the con!tinuation of Japanese success.General Oku's left army alone has- 't ged 25 guns. The*Russians made two jj desperate counter-attacks against the !! Japanese left, hut were repulsed with |i heavy slaughter.The Japanese commanders in their |i reports give expression to their ad!miration of the valor of the Russians.| It is yet too early to measure the; results of the tremendous strugglewhich has been waged for the past ;three days south of Mukden, but allreports reaching Tokio indicate thatGeneral Kuropatkin has been decisivelywhipped and severely punished.The Russian commander was evidentlycaught while making his disposi- jions with his forces scattered and liewas beaten before he could recover.Much depends on the ability andresolution of the Japanese in amply- Iing and following up their advantages, jKuropatkin may turn tin in favorable Iground an,I succeed In beating backtho Japanese onslaught, but the tideseems against him.The Japanese have begun a desperateeffort to turn the Russian right,and if ttiis effort should be success- 1ful. it will carry disaster to the Russianarms.CARTER HARRISON IS HOPEFUL.M?y*r of Chicago Confer? With Ptrker Concerning Political Affair*.A New York dispatch says: CarterII. Harrison, mayor of Chicago, conferredWednesday with Judge ParkerI concerning political affairs in Illinois,j Wisconsin and Indiana. He pledgedj the loyalty of all wings of the democraticparty in Illinois, declared thatfactionalism In his state has beenciiuiiuaiuw, uuu i nai ui(! vrt'i uiuii vwmis democratic, concluding with thostatement that ttiis gives to tho demo,crats a chance to carry a stat<\ wiiich,ho said, is normally republican.Symptoms of Liver Disease.Sick headache, constipation, biliousnoss,melancholia, dizziness, dullnessJ and drowsiness, coated tongue, slimy JI teeth, bad breath. Kydale's LiverTablets will reliove any of these symptomsin a few hours and speedily correctthe troublo. They act upon theliver, bilo, bladder and duct, Intostinesand bowels as a stimulant and tonic.Those who use these tablets ilnd theiraction perfect, and results satisfactory.Fifty chocoiato coated tal)lots in eachbox. I'rlcc, 25 cents, tfSPAIN AND FRANCE AGREE.Treaty on Morocan Difference Ha?Been Signed Up.A Parla special aaya: Foreign Mlnj^hrterDelcaflso and M. Leon y Caotillo.tho Spanish ambassador, Friday signedtb* Spanish French aqreemont relativeto Morocco, which has boon thosubjoct of oxtended and dlfllcult negotiations.i '-v )) . X' -THE GEORGIA LAUNCHED.Monster and Magnificent BattleshipGlides from Ways at Bath, Maine,in Midst of Imposing Ceremony.At 1:52 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,ut me pain iron wonts, mo largestvessel ever built in tho state ofMaine, the twin-screw first-class batItie ship Georgia was launched.Tho battle ship was gaily decoratcdwith Hags and bunting, as were alsothe ofllces and yard buildings, in honorof the occasion. Excursionists fromall sections of Maine were present towitness tho launching, and the partyentertained by the officials of the companyincluded Governor Joseph .T?.Terrell, of Georgia, and Mrs. Terrell,Judge and Mrs. Hamilton Mc\7??orter,Miss Camilla McW'horter, CongressmanF. Carter Tate, Miss Stella Tateand Congressman W. C. Adamson, ailof Georgia,Miss Tate was escorted to thelaunching platform by Vice PresidentJohn S. Hyde, and instructed in herduties as sponsor. Mr. Hyde had alsopersonal supervision of the launching.A method somewhat different from theusual one of releasing the hull by severinga cord'was employed on this o<;c&iUon,when sawyers standing beicaththe vessel so*' "d the monstrousshoe pieoo wi'" ( !the V was started tjv -ara/v ~ ?,er ^ & K' hfcgati to move,Miss "\e a bottle of champagnetlie bow, naming t^ecraft nor of her own state. Asthe stem parted the surface of theKennebec river, (he CJeorgia was salutedby numerous craft and manufacturingplants along the shore, all ofwhich were acknowledged by iter si-enand whistle, the battle sbi',? beinglaunched with steam up. Both militarymasts were in position, as wellas t#)j conning tower, and the throesmokefunnels \\i\jch gave the vesselmoro the appearance of a completedbattle ship than any previouslylaunched.Following the launcl' 5 .1 luncheonwas served.The Georgia is on/ he tTirce battleships authorized' er an act ofcongress, approved Match 3, 1890, andis also a duplicate of the two authori4<;u uiiu upprovcd jiiiio 7, l'JUU. 151(13for these live battle ships were openedat the navy department November 151900, and In February, 1901, the Dat.nIron Works was awarded the contractfor the building of the Georgia, a sistership of tho Virginia, Rhode Island.New Jersey and Nebraska, at a contradprice of $3,590,000.The Georgia belongs to the mostpowerful type of battle ship afloat, andalso to the largest class. She has atrial* displacement of 15,000 tons, andis 435 feet long, 70 feet and To inchesbeam, and under trial conditions willdraw 24 feet, while she has an extremedraft of 1>C feet when fully loadedand equipped with stores, coal, ammunition,etc.Tho craft is fully protected by thebest, of armor, having a combinedweight of 3,700 gross tons, and whichIncludes a main belt extending the entiro length of each side from elevento four Inches thick. The 12-inch turretsand barbetts are covered with u10-inch armor, the 8 inch turrets andbarbetts with 6-inch armor. The conningtower is 0 inches thick, the signaltower 5 inches thick and TTle gunprotection and splinter bulk heads ara2 and 3 Inch* vick.The battery of .he Georgia consistsof four 12-inch breech-loading rifiesjtwelve Clinch breech-loading rifles ofrapid movement, twelve 3-inch breechloadingrapid-fire rifles, twelve 3pounderguns, four one pounder automaticguns, two 3-inch field guns, twomachine guns and six automatic guns.There are also four submerged torpedotubes.Millars Meet at Nashville.The Southern Millers' Association,renrenenHntr nvpr tMitrt into onn r.fvested capital, began its annual rosHlon in Nashville Tuesday. E. M.Kelly, of Nashville, wan re-electedpresident, and W. II. Donnelly continuedas secretary, with local headquartersin Nashville.ALL ON BOARD DROWNED.Steamar Call Goes Down Off HalifaxWith Nineteen 8ouls.A special from Halifax, Nova Scotia, says: The steamer Call, houndfrom Tracadie, N. B , for New Lon#l?nT> M T li na ?ww>.> eiinl' non. V??u>London.'A message received from New Londonby John Fagar, one of the ownersof the Call, confirmed the report ofthe loss of the steamer. There werenineteen people on board the Call, includingfourteen passengers.Puts an End to it All.A grievous wail oftimes comes asa result of unbearable pain from overtaxedorgans. Dizziness, baekache,Liver Complaint and Constipation.Hilt ItlftnllB r?r ttlt.fr'o I If..~ " " """Pills, they pht an end to it all. Theyare gentle, but thorough. Try them.I Only 25c. Guaranteed by Pickens[ Drug Co. tfICHURCH MOB IS AFTER HIM.Negro is Visited By a "Before DayClub" Bent on Assassination,E. J. England, a wed known negro| living in J.ho suburba of Valdosta, Qa.,I till* ~ -I v|'I'I lr? lUill. l\ IIIUU UL IlV^I <!?'?, WIIOhad formed themselves into a "beforoday club" had made a determined effortto assassinate him Wednesdaynight.England believes that his nssailnnlswere mombers of a committee fromhis church which had determined tokill him. Ho says there have beenserious dissent Ions In tho church recently,and ho is accused of incitingtho trouhlo.v. ' ' . j - ' ;V; . '' "'.l * \BIG BATTLE RAGES |' Crisis is Reached in Bloody jConflict in Far East.IOUTCOME IS AWAITEDI| |; Kuropatkin and Oyama Move AgainstEach Other for What is Consideredthe Crucial Test ofSupremacy.A Tokio dispatch of Thursday mora- Ij tug states that general activity hasi been resumed in the theatre of war. ;! Field Marshal Oyamu lias met Gen- ii erai ivuropatkin's advanco with ageneral advance oL' the generalstrength of his force along a broadi front.The opposing forces wore in touch jI Wednesday, and it. is beiloved a great i' battle south of the Hun river is in- ,j evitable.1 Besides this direct movement, thej Russians are attempting to strike the 1' Japanese ri#?Iit at two points widely j, separated.A previous dispatch contained theinformation that a battle south of. Mukden raged uninterruptedly all of'Tuesday and into the night. It wasi continued Wednesday. The results> have not been decisive. The Russians j' have a heavy force on the Japanese j; right to the Taitae river, but it is 1; believed that the Japanese have checkjed the Russian turning movement.Field Marshal Oyama reports thatthere was fighting along almost tlio ,entire line since October 10, and that 1the Japanese are gaining ground andthat the Russian attack 011 Sien-Chang |on tho Hun river, 35 miles southwestof Mukden, was repulsed.A general Japanese advance alonga broad front towards Mukden is pro- Igressing.A brigade -of Russian infantry, |1 with 2,000 cavalry and two guns, hav- ilng the object of striking General jKuroki's flank, crossed the Taitse riv- ier October 9. The Japanese cut offthe retreat of this force and possi- ,bly will capture it.Apprehension in St. Petersburg.A St. Petersurg special of Thurs- !; clay says: The failure to receive I1 news that tho Russians achieved de- !! risivr* rpallltu in ..'r.. ? w ? vutuvu ait ** UUIICOIIU r> LJ north of Yentai, coupled with the Tokioreport that Field Marshal Oyainais gaining ground, causes increasedapprehension.The dispatch of the Associatedj Press from Tokio was the first positiveinformation that Russian troopsin any force were already across theI Taitse river, although it was alreadyl known that some cavalry had passed' over the river, but the report that an!other column was attempting to cutthe Japanese line of communicationwith the Yalu river did not come as asurprise, as it was known?although ij not revealed for st rategic ii-usons?I that wide turning operations were1 proceeding on the Russian extremoleft, screened by the column operatingagainst Shanpintaidze.I General SakharotY, telegraphing Wed- !nesday evening, conlirms the reportsof desperate lighting north of Yental,! where the heights were alternately ilipid by the Russians and Japanese.As Is natural, the absence of officialnews is pessimistically interpreted inmany quarters, but the general staff,though reticent, counsels patience,pointing that the offensive movementwas planned upon a large scalo andhas not yet reached a stage where adecisive result could have been at. tained.The frontal attack on the Ventafmines developed a desperate battle,in which probably 100,000 men are engaged; but though the dispatches sofar deal almost exclusively with this' feature of the battle, it is poiuted outthat there is a much wider field Involved.a ?.?. ir /? "h"i. wii uir uiutmuii ivil i ui 111\hau not developed and possib'y hereGeneral Kutxipatkin intends to deliverhia main blow.Suicide Prevented.The startling announcement tiiat a 1: preventive of suicide had been (lis1covered will interest many. A run |down system, oi despondency invariablyprecede suicide and something hasbeen found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely. Atthe first thought of self destruction,take Electric Hitters. It being a greattonic and nervine, will strengthen thenerves and build up the system. Itsalso a great Stomach, Liver and Kidneyregtdator. Only 50c. Satisfactionguaranteed by Pickens Drug Co.ELOPERS DIE TOGETHER.With Hands Clasped Robert Gill andBessie Stone are Found Dead.Mis* Bessie Stone and Robert irill.who elope.1 / >m Ashland. Va., Tuesday,were found tlend with their handsclasped, near a pond in that vicinityThursday by a searching party.A bullet hole in the head of eachtold the story of supposed double sutlcide, or murder and suicide.Miss Stone was shot behind the earand 0111 in the forehead. Gill hadtaken off his coat and vest. The indl- !cations are that he killed the girl andthen shot himself.[ LOW WATER STOPS MILLS.Plants in Spartanburg District Forcedto Run on Half Time.The cotton mills of Spartanburg 1county, S. C., and section, locatod on :streams from which they derive their jpower, aro now facing a Ofisis on ae- }count of the oxcoedlnR'y low water.Thero are somo mills that aro runningthreo days in the week on accountof the lack of water power. |. . _JLA SEE-SAW CONFLICT.Japs Check Advance of Russians, ButThey Come Again?Bloody Battleis Progressing.An Associated Press dispatch ofTuesday from Mukden was as follows:f'A bloody battlo Is raging six milesnorth of Yentai railroad'station. TheJapanese on Sunday fell bsck alongttao whole of the north front and th?Russian advance guards crossed th?Schili river (about lialf way betweenMukden and Liao-Yang) and enraowithin three miles of Yentai."Yesterday, however, the Japanesereceived strong reinforcements of infantry and artillery and not only heldtheir positions, but even assumed theoffensive. The fighting lasted the entireday and night. The Japanese directedtheir artillery lire with greatskill and searched tho Russian positionsso fiercely that Vhe Russians fullback north of the Soldi i river, whichcrosses the railroad seven miles from :Y?ntai."The Russians this morning resiun- |od their advance, once mores crossing !the Schlli river and engaged the Jap- ianese two miles south of it. A terrific |artillery engagement is proceeding 1along the entire front. The result oftho battle is still undecided."CAPTAIN HITCH'S DEFENSE.Has No Apology to Make for HisCourse of Action at Statcsboro. 'When, the courtmartial court to try jCaptain Hitch and others reconvenednt Savannah Tuesday morning H. P.Guerrant, repri ativo of The SavannahPress, was p)ace<l on the stand.The principal testimony of thomorning session was that of Sheriff iKcndrick. who stated that lu> iiad jbeen instructed by Judge Daly that ;Captain Hitch was in command ofthe situation and that when the mobbegan its attack lie did not have sufficientforce to repel tho outbreak gainstthe leaders and therefore rushedInto the prisoners' room to save thepgroea. jMr. Guerrant testified that nothing ;la Judgo 'Daly's remarks in sentencingthe convicted prisoners could noconsidered as having incited the out-,1br*ak. He spoke of having several con ! 1ferences between Captain Hitch andJudge Daly and that the general im- 1presslon up the time of the trouble !was that there would be no outbreak.]Ho said Judge Daly had the day he- :foro strongly advised against mob iviolence, saying that it would be an iinsult to the law and the court. He ideclared that Captain Hitch acted very tpromptly when the demonstration began and that Sheriff Kendrieks, whenthe mob pressed up to tho door of the jcourt house, did what he could to re- 1pel the attack. Lieutenant Charles E. jCone stated that his command, the |Statesboro company, had their guns jloaded when Captain Hitch arrived and jordered them to unload, lie said \>ieu- itenant Mclntyre had charge of thedistribution of ammunition.Captain it. M. Hitch, of company 1. 1then took the stand in his defense, jHis statement was minute and occupiedthree and a half hours. Regardingthe alleged failure to coucoct. a plan of idefense, the witness said:"Looking at it in the light of sub- [sequent events, 1 have no apology tomake myself or to anybody for nuy .course or step 1 took. My own judg- Iment was that I did just right. If Ihad known some of the things I knownow, I might have shot some of thepeople to begin with. Napoleon Bonapartelost Waterloo, and Robert. E.l>ee lost Gettysburg," said CaptainHitch in conclusion, "and if a merefailure renders one liable to prose- \rutlon. there is no hone."IREPRIMAND FOR LAWYER.Young Barrister in Augusta ViolatesEthics of Profession.On the charge of grossly violating jthe ethics of the profession, T. S. iLyons was found guilty by the Au- !guata, Ola., Bar Association, and willWe privately reprimanded. Me will alm>be notified that any repetition of the ioffenses will nlt-an expulsion from the jaflsociation and the bringing of proceedingsfor disbarment.The first charge was the improperuse of a possessory warrant proceedingto collect a claim.The second charge was that ofchanging the date on a court paperand the signing of an affidavit of servicewhen no service bad been completed.National Bank Closed bv Run.The comptroller of tho currency hasbeen advised by the president of theFirst National Hank, Claysvllle, Ph.,that he closed its doors Tuesday inconsequence of a run Monday. NationalHank Examiner 0. W. Robinsonhas bfton appointed receiver.MONUMENT FUND SECURED.Shaft to Confederate Veterans WillBe Erected in Eufaula, Ala.Tho Daughters of the Confederacybavo at last secured sufficient fundswith which to begin the erection of aconfederate monument at Eufaula.Ala., and work will ur?r?i nt,1,11,1. 11/..in that, direction. The structure willcost close to $o5,000. lion. BonScrews, of Montgomery, wiil deliverthe address at the unveiling.BURN THE COTTON STALKS.. jAgricultural Department Sends Fortha Warning to Growers.Tho department of agriculture InWashington, in a circular Issued Wednesday,warns? planters throughout tho^otton belt, that in their efforts to proeuroan oarly crop of cotton to avoiddamage I v boll weevils, they must inot overlook tho p.reat prime factorin thp cor.t ol of the post, tho destructionGf the stalks In th i early autumn. 'Over-Work Weakens ^Your Kidney^.Unhealthy Kfdnevs Malt* ???j \All the blood in your body passes througb \your kidneys once every three minutes. \rt kidneys amyour 4/ xJ*v*p. blood purifiers, the* fit))ter out 'ho wastevorJTp^Sru impurities in the blo^L.Irvt m If they are sick or oatjKlJw/ y| of order, they fail tour' JH^S \ their work. \I Pains, aches andrlttroJmatism come from ex? \^4 -IT^ ccss of uric acid In the??~ v> blood, due to neglectedkidney trouble.Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteadyheartbeats, and makes one feci as thoughthsy had heart trouble, because the heart fsover-working in pumping thick, kidneypoisonedblood through veins and arteries.It used to be considered that only urinarytroubleswere to be traced to the kidneys1,but now modern science proves that nearlyallconstitutional diseases have their beginningin kidney trouble. iIf you are sick you can make no mistakeby first doctoring your kidneys. The mildand the extraordinary effect of HiSwonm-Root, the great kidney remedy U&soon i^Uzed. It stands the highest for Urnv/ondcMrcures of the inost distressing ctaexby allHcent alasampiHfree, sHifMcntiM& CuSHSjDoflthe |Swanr^BN, Y.HaNewEII1HmM>ra\v^B>rotirdHworkS'tnv Iliave IhiivasIhen IWHgelBliavc Iinontl^B11''"HUralti irin^^HThey Itifl^vork.|^HH^BHiipiicufl'om|>illo hcm^Hihat i|HTaken With Cramps.Wm. Kirmse, a member of thobridge gang working near Littlepottwas taken suddenly ill Thursday nightwith cramps and a kind of choleraHis case was so severe that ho hadto have the members of the crew waitupon him, and Mr. Gilford was csliedand consulted. He told them he hada medicine in tho form of Chamberlain'sColic, Cholera and DiarrhoeaRemedy that ho thought would helphim out, and accordingly several do8?awere administered with the result thatthe fellow was able to bo around next(lay. Tho incident speaks quite ^ly of Mr. Gifford'a medicines.?kHldor.Iowa, Argue. JThis remedy never fails. Kecfc itIn your home, it may save life. Vorsale by Pickens Drug Store, Rarlv'sDrug Store, T. N. Hunter, Liberty, tfC\LLAHAN A PHILANTHROPIST.Dead Millionaire Left Over $300,000 toVarious Public Charities.More than $.'{00,000 was given to variouspublic charities, schools and %churches by the late James Callahan,of Des Moines, Iowa, whose will was gjopened and read in that city i hursday mafternoon. At tne head of the list i?Talladega, Ala., college, which received $100,000. Otner bequests were:Iowa Humnno Society. for the Homo <Sof Drunkards' Wives, $50,000; Iowa.lOqual SufTrnge Association, $3,000;Homo for Agort Negroes. Den Moines, 1$6,000; American Peace Society, Boe- 4,ton, $10,000; National Tomperaneo cand Publication house, Boston, $10,- jmThe DeatH Penalty. <vA little thing sometimes results in gSjdeath. Thus .. mere scratch, iBsigni- VHflcant cuts or puny boils have paid tb? Vdoath penalty. It is wiso to have *Bucklen's Arnica Salvo over handy.It's the host Salve on earth and willprevent fatality, when Burns, Boron,I'lcors and Piles threaten. Only 25cat Pickens Drug Co. t?CRANE SUCCEEDS SENATOR HOAREx-Governor of Massachusetts Namedto Fill Unexpired Term.Governor John I... Batos, of Mastachusntts. has appointed Former. CkwernorW. Murray Crane, of l\^\too. JkUnited States senator, to fill til \nexpiredterm of George F. HoaVcently deceased.Mr. Crane has informed GovernorBates that he will accept. lie Ik oneof lho largest paper manufacturers Inthe state and has been prominent I*stato politics for a snore of years. In.IfifiT he was elected lieutenant governor,and In 1900 became governor, t,Awhich office he held for a number ofyears. ,Cholera Infantum.This (llRonHG has lost its terrora> since Chamberlain's CcMc, Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy camovlnto generalj use. Tho uniform auccooV which at'tenuis the tise of this rom<idy in allcasoa of bowel complaints inV^hlrenhas mado it a favorite wherever ita ,JkIvalno has become known. For Rati *by JmPickens Drug Store, Mario'sStore, T N. Hunter, Liberty. t^Bj